Blakstad is a village which is the administrative centre of the municipality of Froland

Froland

Froland is a municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Blakstad, which along with Osedalen form the main population center of the municipality....

 in Aust-Agder

Aust-Agder

is a county in Norway, bordering Telemark, Rogaland, and Vest-Agder. In 2002, there were 102,945 inhabitants, which is 2.2% of the total population in Norway. Its area is . The administrative center of the county is in Arendal....

 county, Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

. It is located along the river Nidelva

Nidelva (Aust-Agder)

Nidelva in Aust-Agder is the main river in the Arendal drainage basin. It is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Nisserelva and Fyreselv. The river flows into the Skagerak at Arendal. The total length of the system is , the watershed covers...

, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the city of Arendal

Arendal

is a town and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. Arendal belongs to the traditional region of Sørlandet.The town of Arendal is the administrative center the municipality and also of Aust-Agder county...

. The village has grown together with the neighboring village of Osedalen

Osedalen

Osedalen is a village in the municipality of Froland in Aust-Agder, Norway. The village has grown together with the administrative centre Blakstad, and the combined population is 2,083....

, and the combined population (2009) is 2,083. The village area covers about 2.15 square kilometre (0.83011964097395 sq mi).

The Arendal Line

Arendal Line

The Arendal Line is a long railway line between Arendal and Simonstad in Norway. At Nelaug, north of Arendal, the line intersects with the Sørland Line. The southern section is electrified and provides a feeder passenger service. The line originally ran north from Arendal to Treungen and the...

, a branch of the Sørland Line and part of the Norwegian State Railways stops at the Blakstad Station

Blakstad Station

Blakstad Station is a railway station in Osedalen, Norway. Located on Arendalsbanen it is served by Norges Statsbaner.The station was opened in 1989, and replaced the Old Blakstad Station one kilometer further south, Blakstad Bridge Station 300 meters south and Hurv Station 700 meters...

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